HOW RIVERS STATE SPEAKER RT. HON. DAN AMACHREE WAS IMPEACHED

The Rivers State lawmakers have impeached the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Rt Hon Dan Amachree . A new Speaker Hon Evans Bipi has been elected .However, the Speaker Dan Amacree denied on phone that he has been impeached .We gathered that immediately the speakers was impeached the Assembly complex broke into choas and staff fled as members fought and blows were exchanged.

A group also attempted to collect the mace of the assembly while some staffs who fled claim Gov Ameachi himself stormed the house and took the mace. In an attempt to put a lid on the situation ,Leader of the house, Chidi Lyod has said via call that there was no impeachment but that there is heavy security at the complex, staffs have fled.

Memwhile the Rivers State Commissioner of Information, Mrs Ibim Seminitari has called on channels TV to give the governors side of the story on the issue. She claimed that while the house was about to begin it’s sitting and the speaker was exchanging pleasantries with other members, the leader of the Pro GEJ lawmakers, Evans frustrated with their inability to Impeach the governor walked up to him and started slapping him, to which the speaker fought back and a massive fight erupted in the chamber between Pro Ameachi and Pro GEJ lawmakers. And then some hoodlums hired by the Pro GEJ group according to her jumped in from the gallery and joined the fight attempting to collect the mace.

Upon hearing this from the government house which is a few blocks away from the assembly, the governour set off in his motorcade to the assembly with his security and when he arrived the fight intensified with Pro GEJ lawmakers throwing things at the governor. Cars were destroyed, their were injuries on both side. The commissioner said a full statement will be released on the incident.

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There was free-for-all yesterday at the Rivers State House of Assembly between pro and anti-Amaechi lawmakers.

The five lawmakers loyal to the Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, initially impeached the Speaker, Otelemaba Dan Amachree, with a new Speaker, Evans Bapakaye Bipi, who represents Ogu/Bolo constituency, elected as the new speaker.

As Bipi mounted the speaker’s seat to give his acceptance/maiden speech, the Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), stormed the main chambers of the Assembly, with Amachree, other loyal lawmakers and security men, leading to exchange of fisticuffs.

In the course of fighting with dangerous weapons, the Speaker and Leader of the House, Chidi Lloyd, a lawyer, who represents Emohua constituency and loyal to Amaechi were injured. Lloyd is still in the hospital.

Also seriously injured were two anti-Amaechi lawmakers: Martins Amewhule and Michael Okechukwu Chinda, and also hospitalised, with anti-Amaechi lawmakers sacked from the House.

When the punching eventually subsided, the House later sat amid tight security, with 23 pro-Amaechi lawmakers in attendance and presided over by Amachree. Amaechi left immediately.

Rivers Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, an engineer, was later ushered into the Assembly chambers and he presented minor adjustments to the 2013 budget, on behalf of Amaechi.

Speaker said the amendment would not affect the earlier figure of N490 billion. Shortly after Ikuru left, the House was tadjourned indefinitely, in view of the tension.

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This has gone too far. Thought this is democracy! So why are leaders acting crazy? #jstthinking.

Sey your source na Maggi Cube, salt or na palm oyel? A picture of the brouhaha could still serve as source.. so try and get pix abeg.

Sad news indeed. I think Patience Jonathan has a hand in the impeachment ploy.

#Just thinking

Symphony007: Breaking news coming out of port harcourt says the speaker of the rivers state house of assemble has been impeached by anti-ameachi lawmakers of the house and Rotimi ameachi stormed the rivers state house of assembly and siezed the mace.

Now this is really fluid news and more info is coming out by the minute. Staffs of the assembly who fled for their safety during the commotion has varrying stories. Some say the governour took the mace and is now at the government house. Some say the members loyal to him did. But if the mace has truely left the house then the rivers state house of assembly cannot sit till it returns. More info as we get them.

This is sad! I was hoping to see peace return to all sides of the divide.

Getting interesting!

It is unlawful for the Governor to do that.

True talk im aroud der nw. There was a free for all fight as soon as ameachi enter the assemble to stop the process of impeachmen. Cars where destroyed. The trouble started as soon as the governor went in.

Our leaders should at least have a respect for the rule of law how can a Governor for that matter enter into a house of assembly complex to seize a maze anyway let's keep watching and know the details of the story I think its becoming more interesting

Amaechi rascality on display

front page pls

jmaine: Amaechi rascality on display

Rubbish! The FG wants to create another crisis in Rivers State. They should leave us to live in peace. We don't want militancy or Boko Haram here.

Abagworo:

Rubbish! The FG wants to create another crisis in Rivers State. They should leave us to live in peace. We don't want militancy or Boko Haram here.

You aint from Rivers state this clown, and please leave the FG out of this mess.

Iam by the ringside watching proceedings in 5D. Never a dull moment with politicians.Expecting the video clip.

We all know how undemocratic and uncouth Amaechi is, so this is no surprise.

Abagworo:

Rubbish! The FG wants to create another crisis in Rivers State. They should leave us to live in peace. We don't want militancy or Boko Haram here.

Simply shows Amaechi smoke screen of having a power base is been exposed as fraud . . .

Whichever way, this development is not good at all . . .

Amaechi is politically rendered helpless . . .He is simply protecting himself from impeachment . .

This is how it start, pocket of political violence here and their.

Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gun powder. We are getting closer to disintegration goodbye to nija

Yoruba blood dey flow for Amaechi's vein. Abeg we need ur "rascality" for APC

Arsehole Rock's scumbag aka Goodluck Jonathan at work....

D clueless retardeen at wrk

F.p pls

slimghost:

You aint from Rivers state this clown, and please leave the FG out of this mess.

Let's see how it goes. At least we'll all remember today when the guns start firing. Nobody has monopoly to lawlessness.

Na Johnathan go vote for the impeachment?

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Why are we still using a mace in Nigeria? Another colonial relic that right thinking leaders would have disposed off a long time ago. Awon were.

This is realy a breaking NeWs from a breaking ............

This scenario reminds me of our argument when yusuf was killed by Yar'Adua's government. The PDP dullards were full of praises and the smart ones predicted a calamity and you can guess who was right after all. FG and their affiliates want to use minority to impeach majority and how is that possible? In Rivers State, all politicians have loyal boys and this kind of issue will lead to a series of assassinations, killings, communal clashes and eventually a full fledged war.

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The dirty game of politics at work.

Abagworo: This scenario reminds me of our argument when yusuf was killed by Yar'Adua's government. The PDP dullards were full of praises and the smart ones predicted a calamity and you can guess who was right after all. FG and their affiliates want to use minority to impeach majority and how is that possible? In Rivers State, all politicians have loyal boys and this kind of issue will lead to a series of assassinations, killings, communal clashes and eventually a full fledged war.

You forgot the ultimate provision which will render your man helpless

State of Emergency . . .

Shaking my head. Chai

GEJ is set to destroy the nation over his 2015 agenda..

1. He has used BH to destroy and destabilize the North..

2. He has empowered and armed Niger Delta militants..

3. He tried introducing Boko Haram to the S-West, when he failed he gave OPC millions to procure arms against 2015..



Mr. GEJ, the gods are watching you.

Appears the gods of River State politics and in serious battle with Ameachi

Wike, Odili, Omehia and co with that tacit indifference of the presidency. . . .